Haha I was going to wait to get some natural light photos, but here are a couple kitchen light ones, in addition to those provided by Vass. Whiskey austerity U-wing on F-last:
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These are 43.5, and will be in the marketplace this coming weekend. PM if you want details.

Gorgeous ucap. Good luck with sale I hope they go to a good home in case you decide to follow through with the sale. They are absolutely fantastic. I never thought to make an austerity ucap. I don't think we will see a makeup like this for a long time. The Kuti-Meister said they are all out of the lighter shell

They are slim and elegant indeed. So elegant that they could plausibly be a bespoke London product, if you don't look too long. But so slim that I had trouble putting them on. Also, the quarters don't close up parallel the way they do for P2 and 3636 oxfords (normal width). There's still close to a centimeter's separation at the top.

That said, they give decent support, probably better than P2 which sometimes seems a little flat on the insole. The heel is very tight, unlike the 3636 whose comfortable looseness may have contributed to a small nerve injury while I was walking on medieval cobblestones last month. The whole thing fits well in the sense that it is equally tight all over without pinching. And shell can stretch a bit. So while I'm quite aware that these aren't bespoke, I am not too worried--yet.

The only question now is whether I would buy more on this last. One motivation to get more than one is travel-- if you have two pair of anything that use the same last, that's one less pair of shoe trees you need to take. And this particular pair would be very useful in getting around in the city during wintertime. The shell creates the potential for good support while walking, and will be less prone to damage by snow, salt, and rain than calf. The metal toe tap adds a little bullet-proofing to the sole.

Nevertheless, I wonder if these would be too tight to put on after a long flight and some salty restaurant food. We'll have to wait after the breaking-in period to be sure. Also, these are oxfords with a lot of seams. A derby for Pair 2, either a Norweger or a plain-toed Londoner might come with a tad more room, especially if made from something other than fine calf. Shell, Scotch-grain, or camel, for example.

They are slim and elegant indeed. So elegant that they could plausibly be a bespoke London product, if you don't look too long. But so slim that I had trouble putting them on. Also, the quarters don't close up parallel the way they do for P2 and 3636 oxfords (normal width). There's still close to a centimeter's separation at the top.

That said, they give decent support, probably better than P2 which sometimes seems a little flat on the insole. The heel is very tight, unlike the 3636 whose comfortable looseness may have contributed to a small nerve injury while I was walking on medieval cobblestones last month. The whole thing fits well in the sense that it is equally tight all over without pinching. And shell can stretch a bit. So while I'm quite aware that these aren't bespoke, I am not too worried--yet.

The only question now is whether I would buy more on this last. One motivation to get more than one is travel-- if you have two pair of anything that use the same last, that's one less pair of shoe trees you need to take. And this particular pair would be very useful in getting around in the city during wintertime. The shell creates the potential for good support while walking, and will be less prone to damage by snow, salt, and rain than calf. The metal toe tap adds a little bullet-proofing to the sole.

Nevertheless, I wonder if these would be too tight to put on after a long flight and some salty restaurant food. We'll have to wait after the breaking-in period to be sure. Also, these are oxfords with a lot of seams. A derby for Pair 2, either a Norweger or a plain-toed Londoner might come with a tad more room, especially if made from something other than fine calf. Shell, Scotch-grain, or camel, for example.

Pics! Did you notice that creasing across the vamp? F last is sleeker than p2 but the toe is just slightly bulbous and raised just a touch from the vamp causing creasing from just a few steps

The f last boots I posted above suffer from this as well. Oddly enough f last shell norweger doesn't have as a pronounced effect probably from the design and heavy stitching

I'm not finding much volume in the toes, so there isn't any tell-tale shell creasing yet. Of course, the widest part of my foot is pretty far forward. And while the profile has just a hint of Central European DNA (or is that northern Italian?), they are remarkably svelte from any angle that doesn't involve sniffing carpet. Doubtless, the black color helps there, too.

^vass is probably one of the only few shoe makers where you don't have to speak in hypotheticals. Ime, they have been pretty flexible to work with and provide timely responses. Just email Kuti and ask

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Originally Posted by Concordia

I'm not finding much volume in the toes, so there isn't any tell-tale shell creasing yet. Of course, the widest part of my foot is pretty far forward. And while the profile has just a hint of Central European DNA (or is that northern Italian?), they are remarkably svelte from any angle that doesn't involve sniffing carpet. Doubtless, the black color helps there, too.

What size did you go for? Or did you specify a wider fit or provide measurements based on other lasts?

cool let me know how they fit. ive been generally disappointed with the fit of their "lasted" trees. my most recent order size 45f f last trees fit the shoes very well so im hoping this is the new trend and not a fluke

also, post pics when you get a chance. havent seen a vass shell shoe i didnt like

I'm not quite sue from your post if you are wondering if your shoes are in fact G width, but I have a pair of G width P2s (I tried 44.5G instead of 45F... incidentally they are wearable but not really an improvement over 45F) and the shoe trees are the standard width so the fit is loose. If it is the same for yours, then that maybe a clue that they are indeed G width. I don't recall an other indicator on my P2s.

I hope the fit works out well for you and I'd be interested in seeing photos too.